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EP 0731904 A1 19960918 - TOUCH PROBE

Title (en)

TOUCH PROBE

Title (de)

MESSTASTER

Title (fr)

SONDE TACTILE

Publication

EP 0731904 A1 19960918 (EN)

Application

EP 95903278 A 19941124

Priority

  • EP 9403894 W 19941124
  • IT BO930481 A 19931201

Abstract (en)

[origin: US5784795A] PCT No. PCT/EP94/03894 Sec. 371 Date May 23, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date May 23, 1996 PCT Filed Nov. 24, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/15477 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 8, 1995A touch probe with a base unit comprising a casing, a movable arm-set assembly housed in the casing and provided with an arm protruding from the casing and a feeler fixed to the arm end external to the casing, and an adjustment and locking device for locking the base unit to a support. In order to adjust the position of the feeler, the adjustment and locking device comprises a first and a second reference element with substantially spherical couplings between the base unit and the support and two locking elements, coupled to the base unit and to the support, and adjustable along a longitudinal direction. At least the first of the reference elements is adjustable along the longitudinal direction.

IPC 1-7

G01B 5/012

IPC 8 full level

G01B 5/012 (2006.01); G01B 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01B 5/012 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 5784795 A 19980728; DE 69418211 D1 19990602; DE 69418211 T2 19990902; EP 0731904 A1 19960918; EP 0731904 B1 19990428; IT 1264744 B1 19961004; IT BO930481 A0 19931201; IT BO930481 A1 19950601; JP 3478831 B2 20031215; JP H09505893 A 19970610; WO 9515477 A1 19950608

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 64967496 A 19960523; DE 69418211 T 19941124; EP 9403894 W 19941124; EP 95903278 A 19941124; IT BO930481 A 19931201; JP 51537495 A 19941124